brushwood

/ˈbrʌʃwʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbrʌʃwʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrəsh-ˌwu̇d/ (ame, mw)

brushwood — noun

1. thin twigs and short branches from bushes or trees, usually lying loose or cut t

1.名詞C1
釋義

thin twigs and short branches from bushes or trees, usually lying loose or cut together and often burned as fuel

例句

Arjun piled dry brushwood beside the stove before the storm arrived.

collocation: dry brushwood

After pruning the hedge, Sivan tied the brushwood with old rope.

typical use: tied for clearing

同義詞
  • kindling

    usually means very small dry pieces chosen specifically to start a fire

  • twigs

    focuses on the small sticks themselves, without the idea of a gathered mass

  • branches

    is broader and can include much larger pieces of wood

文法句型

gather brushwood

burn brushwood

a pile of brushwood

用法筆記

Usually refers to loose cut or fallen material on the ground, especially when people gather, burn, or clear it away. For living bushes and small trees growing thickly across an area, sense 2 is more natural.

常見錯誤

❌We burned two large logs of brushwood.
✅We burned a pile of brushwood.
💡Brushwood means many small branches together, not one thick log.

2. a tightly packed area of bushes and small trees, often hard to move through

2.名詞C1
釋義

a tightly packed area of bushes and small trees, often hard to move through

例句

Luca forced his bike through brushwood at the edge of the field.

pattern: through brushwood

A fox vanished into the brushwood before Chidi reached the gate.

pattern: into the brushwood

同義詞
  • thicket

    is a close match and often suggests a difficult patch to get through

  • undergrowth

    can include lower plants under taller trees, not only shrubs

  • scrub

    often refers to rough low vegetation across a wider area

文法句型

through the brushwood

into the brushwood

a stretch of brushwood

用法筆記

This sense describes growing vegetation covering a piece of land, not cut branches ready to burn. If the meaning is a loose mass collected for fuel or clearing, use sense 1 instead.

常見錯誤

❌We hid behind the brushwood pile.
✅We hid in the brushwood.
💡This sense means a thick area of shrubs, not a heap of cut branches.